Chinese word

放

Pronunciation

Pinyinfàng

Meaning

  • verbput

Example

我把杯子放在桌子上。wǒ bǎ bēi zi fàng zài zhuō zi shàng

I put the cup on the table.

Illustration for 放 (put)

More examples

鞋子放在门口。xié zi fàng zài mén kǒu

The shoes are placed by the door.

Core concept

Changes an object's location or state by settling it somewhere, suspending it, or setting it free.

Common phrases

  • 放在fàng zài

    put ___ at ___

  • 放进fàng jìn

    put ___ into ___

  • 放下fàng xià

    put down

Similar words

扔rēng: Send an object flying by throwing it from the hand.
丢diū: Have an object go missing and not return to you.

Definition in Chinese

使物体处于某处或某种状态，既可指把物放好，也可指放开或释放。shǐ wù tǐ chǔ yú mǒu chù huò móu zhǒng zhuàng tài jì kě zhǐ bǎ wù fàng hǎo yě kě zhǐ fàng kāi huò shì fàng

Word origin

The older meaning of 放 (fàng, "put/release") was to send or set something free, and the modern placing sense extends that idea to directing something to a position.

Usage tips

  • A location marked by 在 (zài, "at") presents the spot where the object remains, while a location marked by 到 (dào, "to") presents the destination it reaches.

Other meanings

  • hangverb
  • let goverb

Opposites

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